Chapter 117. The price is more attractive.
Thinking of this, Old Man Hua felt even more that his granddaughter’s desire for silver was a good thing and nodded in agreement with her decision.
On the table, there were large and small silver ingots, weighing fifty, twenty, ten taels, or even just a few taels or coins. This allowed Old Lady Hua and Mrs. Qi to indulge in the joy of counting silver, and Hua Jin was also helping on the side, though more of a hindrance than a help.
Every time the mother-in-law duo was about to finish counting, Hua Jin would either interrupt or take away a couple of silver ingots, resulting in the two forgetting the previous count or getting confused, and having to start over.
After several such instances, even the slow-witted duo realized the child was causing trouble. What followed was a playful commotion among the three of them, and only after a while did they manage to count the silver accurately on the table.
Old Man Hua and his son watched contentedly from the side, their eyes filled with joy.
Then they directly let Hua Jin take half of the silver, and this time Hua Jin didn’t refuse, aware that the family indeed wasn’t lacking in silver now and that putting it in the space was safer.
The remaining silver was divided in two, with Old Lady Hua taking one half and Mrs. Qi the other, each taking their share back to their rooms.
The grassroots people know best that eggs should not be all in one basket.
His granddaughter’s words also served as a reminder for Old Man Hua, who decided right away to exchange half of the family’s silver notes, worth a few thousand taels, for silver ingots.
There’s no worry about security issues at home, with people always around, and anyway, there aren’t many in the village who dare to enter the village chief’s bedroom. Besides, doesn’t his granddaughter have a blessed place? If something really happens, she can just stash it there.